Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-23
TIE first day of autumn.

TIE first day of autumn.
A good sized party of the veterans of the
3rd Msine returned home by boat yesterday.
Straw hats must be laid on the sheif-or
fed to the cow-t1ey are out of dat. from
this time forth
Now is the time for excursions They are
cheap, comfortable, and free from Jersey
mosautoes-and lightning.
Quite fine lot of pretty sea-bright chickens
from Vienna were sent on the boat yesterday
to Geo. W. Kilburn of Waltham, Mass.
All the stages from the towns connecting
this city were we'll loaded yesterday the
Cycorama of GETTYSBURG excursion was the
cause.
Boston seems to be the Mecca and the
which the pilgrims of Augusta are turning
just now.
Little Ethel Lilly Hall, daughter of our
popular letter carrier, Mr.. II. A. Hall. will
give character song at the Grange Fair en-
Eertainment.
There will be meeting of the city gov
eminent tonight to fix the valuation OF the
Edwards Company as advised by the citizens
of Augusta.
J. S. Hobbs, Esq, who is one Of the most
active members of Capital Grange will exhi.
bit the largest sunfower ever seen in America.
ut the coming fair.
The members of the Universalist parish
are requested to remember the meeting at
the vestry of their church this evening to
prepare for a Harvest Festival.
1t appears by the Boston Globes list Of
persons in Maine who are 80 years of age
and upwards, that there are 40 in the town of
Machias A pretty good showing for town
whose population 10 1880 was 2,2O3
Messrs. Walter Wyman, Bert Brooks,
Harry Walker, Arthur Pinkhsm, Will Welch
and Messrs Sawtelle, Burns, Norcross and
Coombs form the male quartette who are to
sing at the Grange Fair at Granite Hall next
week.
Mr.. VIM. II. Allen, gardener at the Insane
Hospital brought into the Journal office,
Thursday, "a straw berry plant containing eight
numerous blossoms. 1t was of the Aliens
Prolific variety.
The office of the Home Farm is now DESERT
ed. Yesterday the materials of the office
were sent to Watervlle by freight. We
have always had very pleasant relations with
the Home Farm, and wish our genial neigh.
Dor all success in its new field.
The total number of animals destroyed and
paid for by the new cattle commission up to
this date, comprises ten cows and five horses !;
and the total cost to the State of disposing of
all these ANIMALS has been S5l7 so. These cases
being disposed of there remains no notice
Whatever in the hands of any of the commits
sioners Of any contagious diseases among the
domestic animals of the State.
The young people of Capital Grange are
planning one of their good entertainments, TO
be given during the two evenings of the fair
next week Singing by Miss Mason, Mr..
Coombs, The Boys quartette, aud the double
male quartetta, with Pullen's orchestra. Har-
ry Walker At the piano, Mr.. Arthur Pinkham
on the flute and the dramas. tsbleaux and
other attractions are sufficient to draw a good
audience.
We clip the following from the Philadelphia
Sunday Morning Times of the 18th; The
several battalions of the Maine troops made a
street march at noon yesterday on their way
to the Camden ferry which they crossed.
They lett Camden in the New York train at
O'Clock. Their fine marching on Chestnut
street on the way down to the river was re-
warded at frequent intervals with outbursts
of applause from the people on the sidewalk.
A hand organ man attracted sdmiring
crowds on our streets yesterday. 1t was not
the inspiring strains of "Spring, Sweet
Spring" or"Silver Threads Among the Cold
that caught the popular heart, oh no,it was the
wretched little monkey in gay regalis who
raked in the pennies and was whole dime
show aud chrome in himself. emusic hath
no longer charms" to win the public ducsts,
hut monkey can wreath with sunny smiles
the face which scowls at art.
Owing - a mistake in making up the re-
port Gov Bodwelrs name was omitted in our
list OF the speakers at the Third Maine regi
meut r. union Wednesday night. The Gov